Diamonds formed in Earth’s lower mantle contain tiny flecks of minerals that are helping us understand the inner workings of ...

This story centers on a rare mineral encased in a diamond, a substance that could never survive on the planet's surface without its protective casing. In the 1980s, miners in Botswana's Orapa mine ...

The way they date diamonds is typically looking at inclusions of other minerals in the diamond that can be radioactively dated. The diamonds themselves can't be dated. But if the mineral ...

First identified in 1967, lonsdaleite is the hardest naturally-occuring mineral ever discovered—yes, it’s even harder than diamonds. Lonsdaleite, however, has only been found in meteorites ...

Graphite is also made of carbon atoms, but with a different arrangement—explaining why diamond is the hardest mineral and graphite (used in pencil lead) is one of the softest. Rubies are formed ...

From brilliant blues to fiery reds, discover how nature crafts diamonds in every color, and why some shades are rarer than the rest Emma Saaty Selections from the Winston Fancy Color Diamond ...

If you're tired of lounging on the beach but not up for a hike through The Pitons, then whiling away a few hours at Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens & Mineral Baths is sure to be a relaxing – and ...